2022 PGA Tour Champions season

The 2022 PGA Tour Champions season was the 42nd in which PGA Tour Champions, a golf tour for men age 50 and over, has operated. The tour officially began in 1980 as the Senior PGA Tour.

2022 PGA Tour Champions season
DurationJanuary 20, 2022 (2022-01-20) – November 13, 2022 (2022-11-13)
Number of official events27[lower-alpha 1]
Most wins4:
New Zealand Steven Alker
Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington
United States Steve Stricker
Charles Schwab CupNew Zealand Steven Alker
Money winnerNew Zealand Steven Alker
Player of the YearNew Zealand Steven Alker
Rookie of the YearRepublic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington
2023

Steven Alker won four tournaments, including the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship, en route to winning the Player of the Year award.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2022 season.[2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 2] Notes
Jan 22Mitsubishi Electric Championship at HualalaiHawaii2,000,000Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (11)
Feb 20Chubb ClassicFlorida1,600,000Germany Bernhard Langer (43)
Feb 27Cologuard ClassicArizona1,800,000Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (12)
Mar 6Hoag ClassicCalifornia2,000,000South Africa Retief Goosen (2)
Mar 20Trophy Hassan IIMoroccoRemovedNew to PGA Tour Champions
Apr 3Rapiscan Systems ClassicMississippi1,600,000New Zealand Steven Alker (2)
Apr 24ClubCorp ClassicTexas2,000,000United States Scott Parel (4)New tournament
May 1Insperity InvitationalTexas2,300,000New Zealand Steven Alker (3)
May 8Mitsubishi Electric ClassicGeorgia1,800,000United States Steve Flesch (2)
May 15Regions TraditionAlabama2,500,000United States Steve Stricker (8)PGA Tour Champions major championship
May 29KitchenAid Senior PGA ChampionshipMichigan3,500,000New Zealand Steven Alker (4)Senior major championship
Jun 5Principal Charity ClassicIowa1,850,000United States Jerry Kelly (9)
Jun 12American Family Insurance ChampionshipWisconsin2,400,000Thailand Thongchai Jaidee (1)
Jun 26U.S. Senior OpenPennsylvania4,000,000Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (1)Senior major championship
Jul 10Bridgestone Senior Players ChampionshipOhio3,000,000United States Jerry Kelly (10)PGA Tour Champions major championship
Jul 24The Senior Open ChampionshipScotland2,500,000Northern Ireland Darren Clarke (4)Senior major championship
Aug 7Shaw Charity ClassicCanada2,350,000United States Jerry Kelly (11)
Aug 14Boeing ClassicWashington2,200,000Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (13)
Aug 21Dick's Sporting Goods OpenNew York2,100,000Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (2)
Aug 28The Ally ChallengeMichigan2,000,000United States Steve Stricker (9)
Sep 11Ascension Charity ClassicMissouri2,000,000Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (3)
Sep 18Sanford InternationalSouth Dakota2,000,000United States Steve Stricker (10)
Sep 25PURE Insurance ChampionshipCalifornia2,200,000United States Steve Flesch (3)
Oct 9Constellation Furyk and FriendsFlorida2,000,000United States Steve Stricker (11)
Oct 16SAS ChampionshipNorth Carolina2,100,000United States Fred Couples (14)
Oct 23Dominion Energy Charity ClassicVirginia2,200,000New Zealand Steven Alker (5)Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Nov 6TimberTech ChampionshipFlorida2,200,000Germany Bernhard Langer (44)Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Nov 13Charles Schwab Cup ChampionshipArizona2,500,000Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (4)Charles Schwab Cup playoff event

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour Champions, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)
WinnersNotes
Dec 18PNC ChampionshipFlorida1,085,000Fiji Vijay Singh and
son Qass Singh
Team event

Charles Schwab Cup

The Charles Schwab Cup was based on prize money won during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3]

PositionPlayerPoints
1New Zealand Steven Alker4,173,435
2Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington4,015,455
3United States Steve Stricker2,570,225
4United States Jerry Kelly2,473,725
5Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez2,461,086

Awards

AwardWinner
Charles Schwab CupNew Zealand Steven Alker
Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award)New Zealand Steven Alker
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)New Zealand Steven Alker
Rookie of the YearRepublic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)New Zealand Steven Alker

See also

Notes

  1. A further one tournament was scheduled but was removed from the schedule.
  2. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour Champions events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour Champions members.

References

  1. Prise, Kevin (January 18, 2023). "Steven Alker's persistence makes Player of the Year honor even more gratifying". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  2. "PGA Tour Champions announces 2022 schedule". PGA Tour. November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  3. "Charles Schwab Cup points". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
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